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Irish word

túr

tower

nounmasculine/ˈt̪ˠuːɾˠ/

túr means “tower” in Irish and is used as a noun. Its recorded IPA pronunciation is /ˈt̪ˠuːɾˠ/.

Mutation forms

MutationForm
Base formtúr
Séimhiúthúr
Urúdtúr

túr in context

Ní féidir liom an túr a fheiceáil, tá cnoc sa bhealach orm.

I can't see the tower, a hill is in my way.

B2

Ní raibh le feiceáil ar an túr ach poll mór ina thaobh.

All you could see on the building was a big hole in its side.

B2

Tosaíodh ag aslonnú daoine as foirgnimh mhóra timpeall na tíre mar Túr Sears in Siceágo.

People started being evacuated from tall buildings around the country such as Sears Tower in Chicago.

B2

Thug túr theas an Lárionad Trádála uaidh.

The Trade Centre's south tower let go [ie. started collapsing].

B1

Thart fán am ar thit túr eile an Lárionaid, bhí tuairiscí ag teacht isteach go raibh scairdeitleán ar lár i bPennsylvania.

Around the time the other tower fell, reports were coming in of a jet missing in Pennsylvania.

B2

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